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Municipality
Panorama, 2009
Zunil Location in Guatemala
Country	Guatemala
Department	Quetzaltenango
Area
• Municipality	80 km² (30 sq mi)
Elevation	2,076 m (6,811 ft)
Population (2018 census)
• Municipality	14,118
• Density	176/km² (457/sq mi)
• Urban	10,792
Climate	Cwb

Zunil (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈnil]) is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi). The town of Zunil is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River. Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level. The population of the municipality is about 14,000, 100% indigenous. The inhabitants speak Kʼicheʼ and Spanish. There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.

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Religion

Zunil possesses active worship of San Simón (also known as Maximón), a life-sized mannequin representing a Maya god, sitting in a wooden throne, which is moved to a different house every year, and many people visit and leave gifts at his shrine.